If I had a nickel for every second of my life I’ve wasted worrying about the eyes of men, I’d be Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos all rolled into one, and I don’t know a single other woman who couldn’t say the same.
From the time the pink confetti blows out at our gender reveal parties, we start getting groomed to prioritize the male gaze — to make attracting it or averting it the absolute center of our lives.
Our comfort, our health, and even our physical safety must take a backseat to men’s all-consuming stare, and we waste a large chunk of our limited time on Earth focusing on the eyes of men.